Religion – Weltanschauung – Recht [ RWR ]

The applicant, Francisco Manzanas Martín, is a Spanish national who was born in 1926 and lives in Barcelona (Spain). He worked as a minister of the Evangelical Church until his retirement. He complained about a difference in treatment between Catholic priests and evangelical pastors in calculating pension entitlement. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »

The applicant, Francisco Manzanas Martín, is a Spanish national who was born in 1926 and lives in Barcelona (Spain). He worked as a minister of the Evangelical Church until his retirement. He complained about a difference in treatment between Catholic priests and evangelical pastors in calculating pension entitlement. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »

In today’s Chamber judgment in the case Manzanas Martín v. Spain (application no. 17966/10), which is not final, the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been a violation of Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination) taken together with Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (protection of property) of the European Convention on Human Rights. The case concerned a difference in treatment between priests of the Catholic Church and Evangelical ministers regarding the calculation of their pension rights. Whilst priests could have their previous years of religious service taken into account in calculating their retirement pension – by paying the corresponding contributions – Evangelical ministers could not bring into account their years of service prior to joining the social-security scheme. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »